Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-27
A MILL AT DAWN.
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peated, the mems anxiety to fight making
il impossible to hold either till time was
called.
In the ninth, Johns again went to
earth, with Evans fairly on top of him.
Johns won the tenth round, which was
featureless-
In the eleventh round, Johns again put
it to the little man 30 heavily that be found
grass before the time was up
In the twelfth, Evans reached up to
Johns face, and planted q sumner on his
kisser, sending him to earth, the little
man being unable to regain his footing,
falling heavily on top, but getting the
referees decision.
Johns came mp smiling in the thirteenth,
but received some pretty severe punish
ment. Before time was called, however,
be succeeded in getting Evans down, with
A HEAVY LEFT HANDLER
on the nose.
The fourteenth was a repetition Of the
one previous, except that both men were
on the ground at the end
In the fifteenth Johns, without prelimi-
nary sparring, planted a sounder in his OPP
ponent's face, as soon as the scratch was
reached, knocking him down and ending
the round.
The sixteenth was the most disastrous
for Johns. He received a shower Of blows
in quick succession, which raised knots on
his body as large as eggs, and Winded him
completely.
The seventeenth was a repeater, and re-
suited disastr0usly for Johns, who claimed
a foul, which was not allowed. He, how
ever, came up in good form in the next
round, and did up his little antagonist IN
short notice. He seemed to be getting
mad, and in the next pounded Evans
ALL OVER THE RISG,
deEacing him badly and inhicting severe
punishment Evans, however, came up
in fine condition in the twentieth, and,
after hard tussel, threw his big adyer-
sary, almost breaking him in two and win
ming the round.
| When the men were called in the TWEEN
| ty-first both came up wreathed in smiles,
and neither, so far as the exhibition OF
pluck was concerned, showed signs OF
weakening. The hitting commenced hard
and was kept up until time was called by
the referee and the men taken TO their cor
ners. This round was given to Johns,
who had to work for it, and received brutal
punishment. 1t was the most exciting of
the entire fight and was defiantly con-
tested by both men. Evans, however, had
lost his wind, and Johns put him out OF
the way in the next in short order, but
without inflicting any punishment.
The twenty-fourth was brutal eIhlol-
ton, though not a blow was struck. The
men were called, but when the scratch was
reached, neither was able to strike blow,
and when time was called both had to be
ASSISTED TO THEIR CORNERS
by their aids.
The twenty-ffth was a square knock
dowd by Johns, which operation was re-
peated in the twenty-siXth. In the twenty
seventh the tables were turned, and Eyans
knocked his man out with one blow, giving
him a hard fall. Evan'sfist caught Johns
squarely in the neck, and when he fell his
eyes set, and the spectators thought his
neck was broken. He was carried to his
corner and resuscitated with difficulty, but
showed considerable vigor when gotten in
to shape.
In the ty-slghth, Evans fell just as
he reached the scratch, and the round was
not fought.
In the twenty-ninth and thirtieth, Johns
puts Evans to earth with hard blows.
In the thirty-frst, Johns got his work
in on Evans face again, almost closing
pepper.
In the thirty-second, Evans fell to es-
cape punishment.
n
Johns put his man to grass Squareiy,
Evans getting in his falling dodge in the
thirty-fourth and again in the thirty
sixth.
In the thirty seventh, Johns hit his
man hard and laid him on his back.
In the thirty-eight and thirty-ninth
Evans caught his antagonist in his arms
and threw him to the ground, injuring
him severely each time, bruising and
spraiDing his leg the last fall.
The fortieth was a side fall for both. In
the forty-tirst and forty-second Johns put
his man out. In the forty-third his lame
leg began TO tell on him, and Swans forced
him to fall to avoid further injury. In the
next, Johns knocked Evans TO his knees,
and won the round. In the forty
fifth, forty sixth and forty-seventh Johns
forced the fighting and put Evans into his
corner each time.
In the forty-eighth Evans
CAUGHT HIS WIND,
and put the knucks TO his big adversary so
fast that he was knocked out of the ring.
In the forty-ninth Johns saved himself
4 the round.
In the fftieth both men fell through
sheer weakness.
From the fiftieth to the fifty-sixth moth
ing notable occurred, both men fighting
weak and dividing honors. In this round,
however, Evans got in a soaker on Johns
neck, grounding him and again tanning his
spraiued leg and taking the fifty-seyenth
on its merits.
In the fifty-eighth Evans was knocked
down, but in the fifty-ninth he put Johns
to earth face down. In the sixtieth and
Sixly-arst Johns went down, being too
weak TO put up against his why little op-
ponent. From this 70 the sixty-eightb,
nothing noteworthy occurred, the mill
being a brutal repetition OF before men
tioaed scenes. From the sixty-eighth to
the seventy-frst, Johns showed the lad
effects of his lame leg, and Evans prohted
thereby. In the seventy second, both men
hunted grass, and the round was given to
Johns. Erom ting sevenIy-seeond 70 the
seventy-sixth, the fighting was weak, and
both men showed increased fatigue, and
waning ability, but johns managed to
take the decisions, though he was not
able to
| IMPLICIT SEVERE PUNISHMENT.
In the seventy-seventh, both men fell
by hitting air at the same time.
In the seYepty-e;Ghtk, IGhns put his
man into his little corner, and repeated
the operation again in the seyeBy ninth
and eightieth.
After the eightieth, Evans friend con-
ferred concerning the ACCESSIBILITY of allow
ing their man to 90 TO the scratch again,
and stand his onanCe OF beng killed. he
being found in very weak and delapidated
condition, though he showed up game,
and expressed his willingness TO 90 up
again. The mans friends, however, de-
cided that he had done good work and that
nothing which he could do further would
give increased evidence Of his ability or